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Employees: 1,334
Size Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients (002166.SZ) is a China Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $691M, the 3088th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.21 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 29.3%, against -8.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.5%); the operating margin is 10.2% (peer median 7.6%).
Valuation It trades at 24.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.2× (5th most expensive of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +21%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.2 points below its cost of capital (6.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥2.00B | CN¥2.04B | CN¥1.77B | CN¥1.48B | CN¥1.39B |
| Revenue growth | — | +15% | +19% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥589M | CN¥501M | CN¥495M | CN¥340M | CN¥409M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥351M | CN¥319M | CN¥166M | CN¥282M |
| Net income | CN¥136M | CN¥143M | CN¥163M | CN¥82.5M | CN¥179M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥149M | CN¥2.19M | -CN¥40.2M | -CN¥305M | -CN¥378M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥146M | CN¥162M | CN¥207M | CN¥430M | CN¥119M |
| Total debt | CN¥1.09B | CN¥1.21B | CN¥977M | CN¥772M | CN¥723M |
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| Measure | 002166.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -10.8% | -1.2% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -29.3% | -8.8% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -41.0% | -29.3% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.5% | +5.5% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 7.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 24.8× | 18.2× | 5th most expensive of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7th most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +21.1% | +6.5% | highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -12.8 pp | -1.4 pp | 6th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.2 pp | +1.8 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZ | China | $691M | -29% | +7% | 10% | 24.8× | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SS | China | $693M | -15% | +5% | -6% | n/a | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities BECTORFOOD.NS | India | $681M | +3% | +12% | 8% | 36.0× | 38.4% | +18.5% |
| Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NS | India | $704M | 0% | +18% | 6% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NS | India | $729M | -8% | +16% | 10% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son JBSS | United States | $643M | -29% | +3% | 7% | 11.4× | -8.2% | +6.5% |
| Gift 9279.T | Japan | $635M | +31% | +24% | 11% | 31.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +2% | 17% | 17.3× | -4.5% | +13.8% |
| YouYou Foods 603697.SS | China | $627M | -7% | +30% | 11% | 18.7× | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| Jiahe Foods Industry 605300.SS | China | $623M | -17% | -7% | 1% | 25.0× | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| Ligao Foods 300973.SZ | China | $604M | -19% | +5% | 7% | 17.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Lotte Wellfood 280360.KS | South Korea | $796M | +2% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZ | China | $803M | -4% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| Takasago International 4914.T | Japan | $809M | +9% | +1% | 3% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinzai Food 003000.SZ | China | $810M | -17% | +14% | 8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhongjing Food 300908.SZ | China | $579M | -31% | +6% | 19% | 19.7× | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NS | India | $826M | -12% | +6% | 14% | 22.8× | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| Nissin Foods 1475.HK | Hong Kong | $834M | -14% | +1% | 13% | 19.0× | -13.0% | +2.6% |
| Apple Flavor & Fragrance 603020.SS | China | $570M | -7% | +3% | 4% | n/a | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| T. Hasegawa 4958.T | Japan | $847M | +12% | +7% | 12% | 17.1× | -4.8% | +7.9% |
| Haoxiangni Health Food 002582.SZ | China | $558M | -21% | -17% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |